Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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In the development of any publication many changes occur in the con- cept of format, content, and of the particular aims to which the publi- cation is dedicated. The year of 1956 is one of basic change for the Arbutus. The new concept of a yearbook for Indiana University has grown for the most part from a desire to provide the kind of yearly record that will keep pace with other contemporary publications in appearance and accomplishment of purpose. The growth of the University also necessi- tates an expansion in the size of the yearbook. Looking a few years to the future, we realize that this expansion will present new production problems. Therefore, this year ' s changes are the beginning of a pro- gram which will enable future staffs to meet this challenge. The Arbutus is dedicated to two purposes. First, it must provide a comprehensive story of the year at Indiana University; and second, it must be constructed so as to be an adequate source of reference of the persons, residential units, and organizations of the University. The 1956 Arbutus is divided into two parts, each designed to accomplish one of these aims. In the first section of the Arbutus we have attempted to capture a segment of time and imprison it by means of words and pictures on these pages. It was necessary to devise a theme which would serve as a vehicle to carry the story. How would it be possible to create a basic idea simple enough to convey a clear and accurate picture when com- plexity had become the essence of a university as large as I.U.? We found our answer in •

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• • • the simplicity of color Three basic elements of cam- pus life blend to create a story. Three basic colors com- bine to create all shades and colors visible to man. And for our story we must have a set- ting . . . The Place is I.U. Con- structed of stone and steel, brick and mortar; sparkling in newness and aged by the weather; embroidered by na- ture with a pattern of trees, hills and valleys, and a stream named the River Jordan. A place to study, play, or hang your hat. But a place has a cold blueness without . . . The People. They bring the brightness of life to the story, the brightness of a second element or color which en- riches the picture. People add ideas and the complete range of human emotion to the total picture. Their atti- tudes and actions are the in- gredients which create a per- sonality for I.U. They plan and work and emerge as the principal creators of the plot, pieced together from . . . The Events, the action, the splash of red that carries im- pact and completes the paint- ing. To begin to paint the pic- ture and tell the story we se- lect blue and look at . . .